grannie

gran·ny

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Definitions of grannie word

noun plural grannie Informal. a grandmother. 1
noun plural grannie an elderly woman. 1
noun plural grannie a fussy person. 1
noun plural grannie Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a nurse or midwife. 1
noun plural grannie granny knot. 1
adjective grannie of, relating to, or thought to be like a grandmother or an elderly or old-fashioned woman: granny notions about what's proper. 1

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; grand(mother) + -y2, with -nd- > -nn-

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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